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A holed silver penny of Charles I of Britain Coin Type: Holed silver penny of Charles I, 1625-1649 CE.
Mint and Date: Tower mint, London; 1625-1649 CE
Size and Weight: 12mm x 14mm, 0.38g
Obverse: Crowned bust left in inner circle, I behind head.
CAROLVS D • G • M • B • F • ET H • REX
Reverse: Royal shield, quartered.
IVSTITIA • THRONVM • FIRMAT
Mintmark: Two pellets (Tower mint)
Provenance: ackamo05 (eBay), January 2006
Ref: Group "A" type 1a Spink 2838
BW Ref: 003 037 125
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